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1. Tonya Veasey is the wife of US Congressional House Rep TX-33 Marc Veasey. She is also CEO and founder of OCG+, a public relations firm. She also serves on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors
http://ocgpr.com/about-us/our-ceo/
1. Tonya Veasey is the wife of US Congressional House Rep TX-33 Marc Veasey. She is also CEO and founder of OCG+, a public relations firm. She also serves on the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors
http://ocgpr.com/about-us/our-ceo/
2. OCG+ stands for Open Channels Group.
"For the past 10 years, OCG+ has developed quite a portfolio in industries such as telecom, higher education, non-profit, legal, and transportation."
http://ocgpr.com/
"For the past 10 years, OCG+ has developed quite a portfolio in industries such as telecom, higher education, non-profit, legal, and transportation."
http://ocgpr.com/
3. Two of the clients for OCG+ include ChildCare Associates and Bell Helicopter (Telecom). Both have the LARGEST grants listed in 2019.
5. Childcare Associates states on their website that they are "a $90 million organization - one of the largest child development programs in North Texas..."
They manage state funding for Tarrant County CCMS and West Texas CCS (low income childcare)
http://childcareaasociates.org
They manage state funding for Tarrant County CCMS and West Texas CCS (low income childcare)
http://childcareaasociates.org
6. Bell Helicopter (Textron) is another client of OCG+ (Mrs. Veasey's) and they came in 2nd on the grants list. They also have their own PAC - political action group.
8. Oct 2015 - Tonya Veasey, president/CEO of OCG PR, was elected to The PR Council, the industry's trade association.
http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/betty_dillard/people-bell-helicopter-taps-atherton-for-vp-of-military-business/article_2a4ac030-7f57-11e5-9922-1f883f489205.html
http://www.fortworthbusiness.com/news/betty_dillard/people-bell-helicopter-taps-atherton-for-vp-of-military-business/article_2a4ac030-7f57-11e5-9922-1f883f489205.html
9. So far in 2019-2020, Textron PAC has given over $130k to Marc Veasey's campaign. Wonder why they have given so much to his campaign already??
10. Rep. Marc Veasey does not disclose his wife's salary from OCG+. From the 2018, financial disclosure report of Congressman Marc Veasey:
11. We have seen it time and again. People get elected and then become VERY wealthy.
Makes you wonder if anything is being promised? Quid pro quo?
Makes you wonder if anything is being promised? Quid pro quo?
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